Main Entry:

cog·ni·tive

Pronunciation:

\ˈkäg-nə-tiv\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1586

1 : of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) <cognitive impairment> 2 : based on or capable of being reduced to empirical factual knowledge

— cog·ni·tive·ly adverb